gloms

present tense third-person singular of glom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gloms While Billy pursues getting rich – not always in the most legal ways – a ridiculously cute alien thingie gloms on to him. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloms
Verb
  • As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • With City’s left-back, Matheus Nunes, moving out of position to press Mainoo, Ugarte’s involvement grabs the attention of Ilkay Gundogan and Josko Gvardiol.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday then rescues Pugsley as Gomez and Morticia arrive, but before the family can properly reunite, Isaac snatches Wednesday into his telekinetic grip, choking her.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And just when the woman and the cookie are about to share a kiss, a hand reaches in from above and snatches the cookie from the scene.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Suddenly, the Thursday Murder Club seizes an opportunity and leaps from the cold case realm into a very hot murder investigation.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • During a physical confrontation, Matheo forces Saskia to retreat, and Sylvie seizes the opportunity to grab Saskia’s gun.
    Time, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Because when your plans change, the company gets to keep all of your money.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s something about politics that gets me in a rabbit hole.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Gloms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloms. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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